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The Obama Administration: May 1-16, 2010

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The President delivered the commencement address at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Transcript Video

The President and the First Lady Michelle Obama attended the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, where the President delivered remarks. Transcript Video

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, has recalled all unexpired lots of seven products in 43 different flavors and sizes: Tylenol Infants' Drops, Children's Tylenol Suspensions, Infants' Motrin Drops, Children's Zyrtec liquids in bottles and Children's Benadryl Allergy liquids. McNeil posted a full list of the recalled product lots at http://mcneilproductrecall.com/. Full Statement Release of McNeil Consumer Healthcare

Day464/May2nd/Sunday: The President traveled to Venice, Louisiana where he surveyed the conditions resulting from the BP April 20, 2010, Deepwater rig explosion and oil spill and the federal response in the Gulf Region. While he toured, the President wondered aloud, "How do we plug this hole?"; then delivered remarks on the enormous scope of the disaster and the ongoing federal commitment. He also spoke about the incident in Time Square, New York and of the ongoing local and federal response. (less info) Transcript Video

The President returned to the White House where, at about 10:45 PM, he was updated on the work by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in relation to the incident in Times Square. The President commended the quick action by the NYPD and asked John Brennan to communicate to NYPD that the federal government is prepared to provide support. Source

The United States Treasury computers were attacked by a virus that rerouted visitors to other websites that then attempted to install malware on the visitors' personal computers. Source

Day465/May3rd/Monday: The President delivered remarks at the Commander-in- Chief's Trophy Presentation to the United States Naval Academy Football Team in the Rose Garden of the White House. Transcript Video

The President continued for one year former U.S. President George W. Bush's May 11, 2004 Executive Order 13338: the national emergency declared with respect to certain actions of the Government of Syria. "The United States will consider changes in the policies and actions of the Government of Syria in determining whether to continue or terminate this national emergency in the future and would welcome progress by the Government of Syria on these matters," the President decided. Source Statement to the United States Congress

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